WhyHunger is proud to join over 1,500 national, state and community-based organizations in signing onto the below statement opposing block granting for school meals. The statement, organized by our friends at FRAC (the Food, Research & Action Center), is an important step in protecting the health, food security and well-being of tens of millions of kids across the country. The
01-07-2016
It’s officially summer and that means a lot of different things for people. Unfortunately for the millions of children that rely on schools to get their breakfast and lunch meals, it means the time that they are the hungriest. But, we can all do something about it. Each year, WhyHunger teams up with the USDA and organizations across the country
28-06-2016
WhyHunger’s Saulo Araujo is heading to St. Louis with the US Food Sovereignty Alliance to join workers, organizers, community members and allies from 50+ organizations across the country in a national action to demand accountability from “Bid Coal” to workers and their polluted and economically devastated communities. Below is the announcement released by the Climate Justice Alliance/ Our Power Campaign
23-06-2016
This post first appeared in The Huffington Post. One in five children in America lives in poverty. Summer is the time when more children are hungry than at any other time of the year because they are not receiving free school meals during the week. That means that their families have to provide for some 150 meals during the summer
21-06-2016
For Father’s Day we profiled a couple of our favorite guys, WhyHunger’s own (and new dad) Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau and SiriusXM’s Pete Dominick, host of “Stand Up! with Pete Dominick” about how being a father has changed the way they view the world and influenced how they fight for change and against an unjust system. Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau 1. How has being
17-06-2016
It was a bright and sunny Saturday morning in mid-May when we piled into the back of my colleague's car and made our way out of New York City’s sprawl. Joining the team from WhyHunger was Raul Amorim, the Coordinator of the Youth Collective of the Brazilian Landless Worker's Movement (MST), who was in New York to accept the WhyHunger
10-06-2016
As an organization that believes in nutritious food and social justice for all, May 16th was a night to remember for WhyHunger as their annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards dinner commenced. Allies and friends came together at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers for an evening dedicated to celebrating activism and social movements. The plates were placed, the wine glasses filled, the
02-06-2016
Get Involved Join WhyHunger to have an impact this summer and fight childhood hunger today. Summer Meals Rock for Kids activates celebrity auctions, artist ambassadors and you to create awareness and support WhyHunger’s hotline, texting service and online resources directory that connect families in the U.S. to information about summer meals locations near them. {loadposition summer-1} {loadposition summer-2} In
01-06-2016
Join WhyHunger for a hilarious night at world famous Gotham Comedy Club. Laugh along with our amazing lineup while standing up to hunger. Hosted by SIRIUSXM radio host and comedian Pete Dominick, the night features Roy Wood Jr., Gilbert Gottfried, Michelle Buteau, Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling, Jared Freid, and more. 18 & over only please! Date & Time: Monday, June
31-05-2016
WhyHunger is proud to join over 1,500 national, state and community-based organizations in signing onto the below statement opposing block granting for school meals. The statement, organized by our friends at FRAC (the Food, Research & Action Center), is an important step in protecting the health, food security and well-being of tens of millions of kids across the country. The
01-07-2016
It’s officially summer and that means a lot of different things for people. Unfortunately for the millions of children that rely on schools to get their breakfast and lunch meals, it means the time that they are the hungriest. But, we can all do something about it. Each year, WhyHunger teams up with the USDA and organizations across the country
28-06-2016
WhyHunger’s Saulo Araujo is heading to St. Louis with the US Food Sovereignty Alliance to join workers, organizers, community members and allies from 50+ organizations across the country in a national action to demand accountability from “Bid Coal” to workers and their polluted and economically devastated communities. Below is the announcement released by the Climate Justice Alliance/ Our Power Campaign
23-06-2016
This post first appeared in The Huffington Post. One in five children in America lives in poverty. Summer is the time when more children are hungry than at any other time of the year because they are not receiving free school meals during the week. That means that their families have to provide for some 150 meals during the summer
21-06-2016
For Father’s Day we profiled a couple of our favorite guys, WhyHunger’s own (and new dad) Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau and SiriusXM’s Pete Dominick, host of “Stand Up! with Pete Dominick” about how being a father has changed the way they view the world and influenced how they fight for change and against an unjust system. Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau 1. How has being
17-06-2016
It was a bright and sunny Saturday morning in mid-May when we piled into the back of my colleague's car and made our way out of New York City’s sprawl. Joining the team from WhyHunger was Raul Amorim, the Coordinator of the Youth Collective of the Brazilian Landless Worker's Movement (MST), who was in New York to accept the WhyHunger
10-06-2016
As an organization that believes in nutritious food and social justice for all, May 16th was a night to remember for WhyHunger as their annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards dinner commenced. Allies and friends came together at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers for an evening dedicated to celebrating activism and social movements. The plates were placed, the wine glasses filled, the
02-06-2016
Get Involved Join WhyHunger to have an impact this summer and fight childhood hunger today. Summer Meals Rock for Kids activates celebrity auctions, artist ambassadors and you to create awareness and support WhyHunger’s hotline, texting service and online resources directory that connect families in the U.S. to information about summer meals locations near them. {loadposition summer-1} {loadposition summer-2} In
01-06-2016
Join WhyHunger for a hilarious night at world famous Gotham Comedy Club. Laugh along with our amazing lineup while standing up to hunger. Hosted by SIRIUSXM radio host and comedian Pete Dominick, the night features Roy Wood Jr., Gilbert Gottfried, Michelle Buteau, Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling, Jared Freid, and more. 18 & over only please! Date & Time: Monday, June
31-05-2016